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Paper · Semantic Scholar

From “Discipline” to “Enlightenment”: A Study of the Transformation of Drama’s Role in Women’s Education and Its Contemporary Educational Applications

Since its inception, theater has served an educational function, subtly influencing and reshaping audiences’ perceptions through embodied emotional experiences and public viewing mechanisms. Currently, the awakening of feminist consciousness is characterized by “imbalance, othering, and spontaneity,” necessitating a shift from emotional resonance to rational reflection; theater, in this context, serves as a potentia…

picked 11 Aug 2026

Reference · Wikidata

Verbatim Theater: Prompting Reflection and Discussion about Healthcare Culture as a Means of Promoting Culture Change

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

picked 14 Aug 2026

Book · DOAB

In the Lurch

Some of theater’s most powerful works in the past thirty years fall into the category of "verbatim theater," socially engaged performances whose texts rely on word-for-word testimony. Performances such as Fires in the Mirror, The Laramie Project, and The Vagina Monologues have at their best demonstrated how to hold hard conversations about explosive subjects in a liberal democracy. But in this moment of what author …

picked 13 Aug 2026
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